Don’t promote use of electronic cigarettes, I&B Ministry tells media

Don’t promote use of electronic cigarettes, I&B Ministry tells media

[ad_1] Representative Image New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday highlighted the violation of provisions of promoting electronic cigarettes during a business summit here and asked the media to ensure that it does not happen again. In a notice to all media organisations, including print, electronic and digital, the Ministry said: … Read more

PM, other BJP leaders violated model code in ‘silence period’, Congress tells EC

PM, other BJP leaders violated model code in ‘silence period’, Congress tells EC

[ad_1] New Delhi: On the eve of polling in the crucial Karnataka Assembly polls, the Congress on Tuesday complained to the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). In a eight-page complaint to the Commission, Congress General Secretary and state unit in-charge Randeep … Read more

‘Will affect skyline’: HC tells DDA to cease construction near Lotus, Kalkaji temples

‘Will affect skyline’: HC tells DDA to cease construction near Lotus, Kalkaji temples

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to cease construction on land adjoining the Lotus Temple and Kalkaji Mandir, observing that it is likely to affect skyline in the area. Justice Prathiba M. Singh, who was handling a number of pleas against the redevelopment of the Kalkaji temple, … Read more

2020 Delhi riots: ‘Entire case is a farce’, Shahrukh Pathan tells HC

2020 Delhi riots: ‘Entire case is a farce’, Shahrukh Pathan tells HC

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed by Shahrukh Pathan that there is no role attributed to him and that the “entire case is a farce” in a matter related to rioting and causing injuries to police personnel, including one Rohit Shukla, by an armed mob during the 2020 North-East Delhi … Read more

‘Am still alive’: Bihar man ‘killed’ 6 months ago tells CM, DGP

‘Am still alive’: Bihar man ‘killed’ 6 months ago tells CM, DGP

[ad_1] Patna: A Bihar man, declared dead in a police record nearly six months ago, wrote to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the DGP, SP, Gopalganj and SHO, Deoria police station, claiming that he is alive and living with his newly-wedded wife in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district. Sonu Kumar Srivastava, 30, son of Manibhuson Srivastava, disappeared … Read more

Maha govt tells SC it has agreed to CBI probe into Palghar lynching case

Maha govt tells SC it has agreed to CBI probe into Palghar lynching case

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has already recommended a CBI probe into the alleged lynching of three persons in Palghar district in 2020. Following the state’s submission, the court disposed of four petitions on the issue. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice … Read more

Decipher ancient wisdom, AP Governor tells Vedic varsity students

Decipher ancient wisdom, AP Governor tells Vedic varsity students

[ad_1] Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Friday called on the students of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University (SVVU) to decipher the ancient wisdom of the Vedas. Addressing the seventh convocation of the varsity, the Governor said Vedas were treasures of knowledge from ages ago, whose essence should be propagated for the well-being of … Read more

Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix in row over drama

Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix in row over drama

[ad_1] She was Egypt’s last Pharaoh, a legendary leader who according to popular belief ended her life by allowing a deadly cobra to bite her breast. But more than 2000 years after her death, the woman who had love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony has ignited a modern-day controversy over race and representation. … Read more

Be open to foreigners, Pope Francis tells Hungarians

Be open to foreigners, Pope Francis tells Hungarians

[ad_1] Pope Francis called for open doors and inclusivity during a visit to Hungary on Sunday.  The Hungarian government has long faced criticism over anti-immigration policies and rhetoric that has stoked xenophobia at home. Concerns about Budapest’s treatment of minorities were exacerbated on the eve of the pope’s three-day visit when Hungarian President Katalin Novák unexpectedly … Read more

Telangana: KCR tells party members to prepare for early polls

Telangana: KCR tells party members to prepare for early polls

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister and BRS national president K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday told his party leaders to prepare for the state elections which he said, will be held in October this year. According to sources, the state cabinet could ask the Governor to dissolve the Assembly, in which case the elections would be … Read more